Now Hear Our Meanin'

Now Hear Our Meanin'
Studio album by Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Released	1965
Recorded	January 25–26, 1963 Cologne, West Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	31:30
Label	Columbia CS 9114
Producer	Gigi Campi
Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band chronology
Handle with Care (1963) Now Hear Our Meanin' (1965) Swing, Waltz, Swing (1966)

Now Hear Our Meanin' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1963 and released on the Columbia label in 1965.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
Record Mirror	[5]

The AllMusic review stated "Their third studio date is a swinging affair, with potent charts by Boland and a number of strong soloists... The only disappointment with this disc is the excessive use of reverb and occasional shifting of instruments back and forth between both channels".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.

1. "Johnny One Note" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:25
2. "Night Lady" - 8:12
3. "I'm So Scared of Girls When They're Good Looking" (Jack Sels) - 5:25
4. "A Ball for Othello" - 2:32
5. "Sabbath Message" - 5:27
6. "Now Hear My Meanin'" - 6:29

Personnel

• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Francy Boland - piano, arranger
• Edmund Arnie, Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Maffy Falay, Roger Guérin, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
• Keg Johnson, Erich Kleinschuster, Nat Peck, Åke Persson - trombone
• Derek Humble - alto saxophone
• Carl Drevo, Billy Mitchell, Ronnie Scott - tenor saxophone
• Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Joe Harris - timpani

References

1. Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
2. Bigband Paradise album entry, accessed September 20, 2016
3. Dryden, Ken. Now Hear Our Meanin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (15 January 1966). "The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band: Now Hear Our Meanin'" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 253. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.